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VOL. XXII, NO. 29. DARLINGTON, 8. 0., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1895. WHOLE NUMBER 1,0G7. TM'OII SOUTH ClitOLIM. CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK. The GreenviMe Lynching;.—Row it a Gama of Baae Ball —Other Interesting Newt Cot.r Jinii, 9. C., July IT.—GreenTlUe, the scene ol yesterday’s lynching and excitement, is perfectly quiet. The ne groes held a mass meeting In the court house last night ridiculing the fear that they would attempt to injure the peo ple of Greenville, declaring that their pride in the progress of the town was as great as any of its white citizens, declaring their intention of waiting pa tiently for their rights and to avoid as sociation with low whites, the negroe’s worst enemy, who “should be held as too low for negro companionship." Court opened there yesterday and the judge charged the grand jury to use every power to have the lynchers brought to justice, and at the mass meeting last night, the foreman of the graud jury promised the negroes that this would be done. The city of Greenville has offered a reward of S250 for the arrest of any of the lynchers. NEGROES INCENSED. Lynchs'] Negro 1 ould liars Kstabllshed a Pies of Self-UefenSH. Columbia, S. C., July 17.—The ne groes in Greenville are greatly excited over the lynching of Ira Johnson which took place yesterday. His lawyer says he could have established a clear case of self defense. They want to lynch a white prisoner in jail charged with the murder of a white man, for retaliation. One mili tary company is guarding the jail and another is under arras at its armory. Johnson had been carefully guarded, hut as all talk of lynching him had subsided the vigilance was relaxed. That was what the lynchers were wait ing for. BASEBALL IN A ROW. Vtaltlsg and Local Negroes Go to Shoot. Ing Kaoh Other. Grkknwooo, S. C.. July 18.—A large negro excursion was in town yesterday from Clinton and there was a match game of ball. At the end of the second inning a riot was inauguarated and pandemonium prevailed. There was a perfect fusillade of pistol shots in the dense crowd of negroes. A Clinton tough and a Greenwood outlaw started the riot. Silas Roden of Clinton was shot In the leg and badly wounded in the head. Dan Hester, a bystander, was shot through the thigh. Albert Gilbert, our outlaw, was not hurt, but will not escape the town council. Farmers Alliance Election. Waltebbobo, 8. C.. July IT.—The nnrterly meeting of the county Far iera’ Alliance was held at Wslterborc sturday. The annual election of otU *rs resulted as follows: L. E. Parler, resident; D. W. Heaton, vice presi ent; C. J. Allen, secretary; H. L. Win ■rly, treasurer: J. D. Risher, chaplain: P. Minus, lecturer; W. N. Campbell, isistant lecturer; O. C F. Kizer, door eeper; J. N. Sheridan assistant door eeper; Fitzhugh Parler, sergeant-at- rms, Capt L. E, Parler was elected • "legate to the annual meeting of thi tate Alliance. CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH Report of th. situation for the Weak KnU- log July ISth.—They ora Far arable. The Tradesman, Chattanooga, Team, in its review for th* wade ending July 15th, reports a stronger condition of the iron market The advances In prices are fully sustained, there Ian good inquiry and iron is moving freely. The recent conaummstlon of the pool by the coal and iron interests of Alabama will doubtless have a tendency to fur ther strengthen prices for southern iron, and hat already caused a material advance in the price of coal. Trade in commercial and Industrial circlet has been stimulated by the ac tive request tor Iron and steel end pros pects are favorable for eon tinned Im provement The rapid rise in iron has caused the starting up of many idle furuacea and others ere preparing to go in blast. The rolling miUe are all busy and the lumber end textile mills report an increased demand for their product The situation among the striking coal miners in West Virginia remains unchanged. Elsewhere in the coal mining districts of the south unusnel activity prevails The Tradesman reports thirty-six new industries for the week, the moat important being e 850,000 electric light plant at Chattanooga, Tenn.; a light and power plant to coat (15,000 at Max is, Texas, fertilizer works at Cordele, Ga., a flouring mill at Lenoir, N. C., and a (50,000 iee factory at Greenville, Texas Machine repair shops to coat (800,000 will be erected at Atlanta, Ga., a (20,000 gold mining company haa been organized at Atlanta, a (50.000 oil and gas oompeny at Charleston. W. Va., and an oil and gas company with a cap ital of (100,000 at New Martinsville, W. Va. A (20,000 bagging and tie concern has been chartered at Waeo, Texas, and a (40,000 oil mill will be built at llonham, one to cost (5,000 at Green ville end another to cost (25.000 at La- donia, Texes. A (100,000 cotton mill will be erected at Birmingham, Ala., one to coat (800,000 at Madison, N C., another with a capital of (150,000 at Lancaster, 8. C, and a (35,000 mill at New Hope, N. C. Among the woodworking plants re ported is a (50,000 lumber mill at New Orleans, La , and lumber companies, with capital of (10,000 each, at Hubbard and Texarkana, Texas. The enlargements reported include electric light, gas and water worka at Charleston, W. Va., implement works at Nashville, Tenn., cotton mills at Pe tersburg, Va., and Pulaski, Tenn,, end woodworking plants at Zireonia, N. C. Doveaville, 8. C„ and GuotersviUe, Alabama- Among the new buildings foe the week is s (80.000 college at West Point Mias.,a (‘JO.OOOcourt hones,GnntersvUle, Ala., a (19.000 church at New Orleans, La., and a hotel to coet (20,000 at Wil mington, N. C. THE A. P. A.’8 ADJOURN. REPORTS ARE PILED By THE ENGINERES ON GOVERN MENT WORK IN FLA. AND S. C. The Reorlt of Yellow Fever in Cuba is Somewhat Alarming.—Arretted for Embezzling P. O. Funds. THE STRKE ISON. DhltlnxulsheU Divine Dead. Columbia, 8. C. July IT. —Rev J. Ho (kins, D. D., editor of the Lutheran Visitor, author of Howkina’ Catechism and one of the moat eminent divine# in the Lutheran church, died at hi# home in Newberry county yesterday from the effects of a stroke of paralysis, received two weeks ago. He had served churches in Georgia. South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Sontli Carolina’s Tobecro Exhibit. Columbia, 8. G, July 15.-Commis sioner Roche, who is in charge of the Atlanta exposition exhibit in this state, fWrned to the city yesterday after a tour among the counties of Darlington, Florence, etc. He says the tobacco growers are preparing to arrange for a big exhibit of tobacco in all its stages and forma Ho expects this to be one of the features of the South Carolina exhibit Blown Out at ■«>. Jacksonvii.i.k, Fla. July 17.—John Lawson, of Etzuma, Bahama Islands, reached 8t Augustlae yesterday after drifting about In an open boat since June 18. On that date he was blown out to sea with but scant supply of pro- visions and water. When he beached hie boat on Anastatia island, he waa exhausted He is nearly blind from exposure and la In a pitiable condition. I.fnrkrd for Murder. Columbia,, 8. C, July 15.-At 1 o’clock yesterday morning Ira Johnson, the negro, who, one week ago murdered young Frank Langford at Piedmont Greenville oounty, because he told him to put up a pistol hu had drawn on Langford's companion, waa taken out of the Greenville Jail, conveyed a mile out of town and hung. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Laurens la to have a new benk. Greenwood had a big bicycle Saturday. — The South Carolina summer college is having an interesting session at Co lombia. A negro lire bug bae been captured at Orangeburg. He la said to have set fire to several buildings. The militia of Orangeburg county are to have an encampment in Orangeburg commencing on August 5. The new cotton factory at Gaffney, dly approaching completion and ontain 40,000 spindles and l,00« They Wish Ab lusaraaeu reuturu uad ley They Are Not Axsluet Catholicism. Chicago, July 17.—The supreuae ex ecutive board of the American Protect ive Association of the United SUtea, which has been In session hero for two days, adjourned yesterday to meet at the call of the supreme president. The most important matter brought before the board waa the report of J. H. H. Stevens, of Illinois, chairman of the supreme Judiciary board who waa appointed at the Inst meeting of the supreme eonnell to present to the meeting n plan of insur ance. The plan outlined by Mr. Steven* which U original will soon be proeael- gated throughout the order. A resolution which was unanimously adopted recited that Inasmuch as many ex-priests, ex- Romanists end ex-nnne were claiming to give lectnree under the auspices of the A. P. A., that the local councils of the order be requested to refrain from allowing such peraoaa to deliver lectures under such auspices; also that the order Is not making war on the Roman Catholic religion. NICARAUGA IN MINATURE. Thu GruuS Cuuel Will TUuu hu BahlhHuS as AUaata. Atlanta, July 15. — Space in the transportation building of the Cotton 8tales and International Exposition was awarded Saturday for the model of the Nicaragua canal, which was ex hibited in Paris. The nations! charac ter of this undertaking and it* especial importance to the development and ex tension of the Indus tries of the south, should make It an exhibit of (unusual interest to this section of country. The model la fourteen by forty feet In aize and la a representation In relief of the entire eannl from Sun Juan del Norte, on the Caribbean Sea, to Brito, on the Pacific, showing |hc topography water conraes and lakes The model will be an operative one, arranged to show the flow of water from Lake Nlcn- ragua. the great central reservoir to either outlet of the eunnL Washington, July IT.—The report received yesterday by the marina hos- pltgl service from Cuba show an alarm ing Increase in the number of death* from yellow fever. Reports have here tofore covered a period of two week* but the one received yesterday covers but one week and thowa that from Juae 80th. to Jaly (th, there were 25 deaths reported from Santiago de Cuba and for the week from July 4th, to July Uth, twenty ease* and eight deaths The death rate near San tiago la aald to be due to the military operations which are In progress In the vicinity of that city and the presence there of Urge numbers of u used!mated soldiers For the week from June 28, to July 4th, there were nine deaths re ported form Vera Cruz. The treasury department has resum ed the issue of gold certificate* which ha* been suspended during the period when the treasury gold reserve was be low (100,000.000. Since June 25th. Ust. when the gold reserve again became Intact, the treasury has Issued about (200,000 gold certificates on gold paid mostly at United States mints There is now outstanding (40,S7A,0n<) in gold cer tificates with (171,180 in the treasury, the remainder being in circulation. Chief Poet Office Inspector Wheeler yesterday received a telegram from in spector Johnson at HL Louis Mo., an nouncing the arrest of William F. Weeks postmaster at Hawthorne, In dian Territory, for rmbeizllng about (T.OMln money funds It is supposed that he failed to make returns of money orders for a long period. The president haa promulgated a new rale modifying rule V, of the civil ser vice rules, the effect of which U to greatly limit the number of promotions in classified custom districts, except af ter appropriate examination. Major Thomaa H. Uanbury, corps of engineer*. U. 8. A., in charge of river and harbor Improvement in Florida,has submitted his report for the fiscal year ending June 80th., Into the ehkaf engi nears Concerning the project of ob taining n 15-foot channel from Jackson ville to the ocean, he lays that the work l* now completed so far as it can be, under appropriationa made, and ex isting authority. During the fiscal year operations have been confined to the building of the South Jetty and to mak Ing sarveya upon the bar at the mouth of the river. Major Banbury think* n groat improvement . in the channel depth would result from raising the south jetty to mean high-water throughout its entire length. Of the outer bar at the mouth of the St. Johns, he says that Ust year the greatest bar depth at mean low water was 11 feet, n gain of fully 5 feet Concerning the improvement of the northwest eatianee, by West harbor. Major Hanbury says that the 12-foot channel eeeurred last year, has been maintained with increased depth, while the work done this year, that of raising the jetty for n distance of 8,800 feet tn the height of mean low water, hu not yet had time tp produce n notices Me effect upon the channel. Major Hanbury dwelU upon the importance of the northwest channel to deep draught rautuU entering had departing from Key West. In hU nannnl report to the chief of engineers. Capt. F. V. Abbott, corps of •agfaeroa, 0. a A., in charge of river and harbor Improvement* la South Carolina, devotes considerable atten tion to ChariMton harbor and the pro ject to establish and maintain by moans of two jetties, a low water channel of not leu than M feet depth a erase the The Ceel eeS Iron Mlsere of tUe Northwest Celled Out, IsnrtuiNG, Mich., July IT.—Every iron ore mine in Ithpemlng end Neg- ganee ia idle today, about 8,000 men out The tfeggsuee miners forced out the Ithpemlng, Lake Superior, Salis bury end Lake Angelins miners last uigkL This morning the miners em ployed at the section No. 21 mine, of the Lake Superior Iron Company, loca ted two miles south of lahpemlng walk ed out. A mass meeting of Negganee and Ithpemlng miners wu held yester day and by vote it was decided to re main out until the mining companies advanced the pay of the miners to (2, per day and laborers to (1.T5. After the meeting a delegation of atrikera started for the Queen mine, to atop the machinery, that property having work ed lut night A large crowd ia now on the way to Ithpemlng to stop the steam shovels Wading from stock piles at the Lake Anglins and Lake Superior mines. It is rumored that the Queen mine pumps will be stopped, but this will hardly result. MABqrxTTK, Mich., July 17.—A meet ing of miners wu held at Marquette early yesterday to formulate their demands. They have decided to move eu masse to all the officers of the min ing companies today and demand two dollars per day for underground, and one dollar and a half for surface work. Only firemen and pumpmen have been allowed to remain at work. The strike of iron miners 1* general, involving everr mine in the Marquette range, and movement of ore from the mines to Marquette and Escanaba haa been stopped, pending a aettlement, for which at present there i* slight pros pects, sa both aides appear determined to hold out About 4,000 men are out. No disturbance is yet reported. MARquxTTE, Mich., July IT.—The miners of the Marquette range, who are out on u strike, held a mass meet ing at Negamtnes yesterday and de cided to make the strike general. Throe thousand men are already out and if the strike becomes general it will Involve over 5,000 men. So far there has been no violence, but the trouble is feared from a body of strik ers now on the way to the Buffalo mine, where the men are still at work. YEAR’S ELECTIONS. THOUGH AN OFF YfcAR, THIRTEEN STATES WILL VOTE NEXT FALL. Mott of Them Will Elect State and County Officer*, and Member* of Their Legislature*. Cerr-s Atlanta, July 15.-The xeeond trial of Alex Carr, the murdror of Oept H. O. King, for lunacy will be begun to- day, before Ordinary Calhoun. On hie former trial for lunacy the jury die- agreed. Carr continues to conduct him- •elf In the same peculiar way that ha* characterised him since th* plan at In sanity was entered to save hto neck from the gallows Dr. Kit GrifiSn, ex- county phyaleiaa, • want to the jail te examine Carr, at aa expart witaeashnt could get little eatUfactloa out of him. As be ha* always dona the P rl ^J r fused to allow th* doctor to look him squarely In th* face. Win Drrmorr, Mich., My to.—Tho Mloh inn Malleable Iron works which *m- plovs between (M and (M men, nearly all'of Whom are skilled workmea, will voluntarily iaaraaaa the wagaa al M* employees M . August let. During the year *mV785 have been inpiafiM on the work.leaving afi an expended balance of SilO.ldT, with (180.840 outstanding liabliitiaa and cov ered by uncompleted contract*. Sines th* project wee began (*.707,922 ha* been expended. Work daring the year ha* been confined to dredging and building the jettlea. la the north jet ty the foundation waa extended from 14,7*2 to 15,(48 feet from th* shore end. The outer cad has beea raised above high water from 14.200 to 14,220 fee* from ahore The work of raising the outer extanMoa of the sontk-Jetty h *» been eonUnned, filling th* gap left at the end of the last fiscal year from IT,* 580 to IT,MO fax* from chore. During the year money wee expend in improving other rivers and harbor* la South Carolina, end two riven ia North Carolina as" follow*: ~~ t Wseeemaw river, North Carolina and South Carolina. Lumber river, North Carolina and Sooth Carolina, (584; Groat Phdee river. (5-820; Santee river. fitl.(45t Waters* river, (:,*82; Coageree river, (MU: Wappoo eat, IfiiWfi- Way and « Chablottn, N.’ C., July to—Lari night David Bewra* -wn* accidently ■hot by Job* D. Arnold, ex-eaperinten- dent of the Charlotte Cotton Mills, in front of the Central Hot*! Arnold was drinking and aimed hU gun appar ently at a negro hack driver. It missed and kit Mr. Reeve*. The wound is not and th* ball waa extracted hie rib*. Trot TeweheaO Dead. CWLPwau*. Omo, July’ to—Norton & To washes'], Emeritus profaaaor of agri enlturo la th* Stato University, died at hi* residence on th* University grounds yesterday, egad nearly (0 year*. Kanawa, lad., Jaly to—Headrick- eon Brothers stock barn was burned y. Th# trotting stallion Now*- Ihjfcot ♦ - SOUVENIR MEDALS, Of th* Cottea state's Kipo.ition Arraagad. ■aw Thaj Will be. Atlanta, July to—The design of the 1 souvenir medal, which will b* minted on the Exposition grounds by the United States government waa for warded on to Washington yesterday by President Collier to have th* dies mad*. On the obverse side of the medal ia show* a bale of cotton, a phcenlx rats above the “Fir* of 1884” carrying in its bill streamers of “1895.’' Around the edges of thi* side of the medal are olive branches and the word* “Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta," and right above “Atlanta" on the face of the medal, the union of hand* On the reverse side of the med al ia shown a bust of Henry W. Grady. Around the edges on this side of the medal are the words “Offieiel Souvenir MadaL” Henry W. Grady.” WILL sflE HANG? Fepert Everywhere Hare Their Theerles A be at Hr* Nobles. Maoob, Ga., July to—Newspapers all over th* oonatry have begun to discuss th* probable cause* which led Mr*. No bles, now in Bibb Jail, to murder her aged hatband at Danville several wacka ago. A groat many people think she ia in- ■nne, er possessed of so little Intelll ganee that she is ineapabla of under standing th* enormity of such a crime. The people from her section of th* state, and who knew her personally, however, are of th* opinion that aba lo- not wanting in understanding. 1 we It tils ArraexML Nxw Tobx, July to—The Florida Athletic Club, through Manager Ven- dlg, yesterday matched Steve O'Don nell, Corbett’s sparring partner and Peter Maher to fight to a finish at Dal las, Texas, on the afternoon of Novem ber let They will fight for a purse of (5,000. The Dixon-Plimmer fight will take place th* aame afternoon, two hours before th* O'Donnell-Maher fight. ’ Ne NspoCIsas with the naeshsva. Atlanta, July 15.—A circular haa been Issued bv the Southern Railway notifying heads of departments that fiber must transfer or discharge (11 their relatives. Th* poliey of the road b against nepotism. Every man mnst stand upon hi* own merit The circu lar b signed by W. H. Baldwin, th# third vie* president. Washington, July to—Deaplt* th* feet that 1895 will be known as an "off year" In politics because only thirteen states hold elections, one—Connecticut —in October and the other twelve In November, it will be of greet import ance in many ways, and the lesson learned next fall will be of Immense advantage In the quadrennial Aral ex amination to taka place next year. The Connecticut election for town of- fleers and to paia upon the question of redlatrlcting the state senate will be held October 7, and regular slate elec tions will be held four weeks later- on November 5—in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. New York, Ohio. Kentucky, Kanaas, Iowa, Ne braska, Mississippi and Massachusetts. In Maryland a governor will be ehoe- en to succeed Frank Brown, democrat, for a terra of four years; an attorney- general to serve four years, a controller to serve two veers, all the members of the lower house of the general asaem bly and fourteen senators A state's attorney and sheriff will be elected in each county, and In the sixth judicial district, composed of Montgomery and Frederick counties, a judge will be elected. The general assembly chosen In November will elect succeaeora to Senator Gibson and State Treasurer Spencer C. Jones. In Virginia all the members o? th* house of delegates and twenty (or one- half) of the state senate will be elected. The senators chosen this year will par ticipate in the election of a successor to Senator Daniel. Pennsylvania will choose a state treasurer for e term of three years and seven judges of the supreme court for terms of ten year* New Jersey will elect a governor for a term of thron years, seven state sene- tors for the same term and an entire assembly of sixty member* New York's state ticket will eontain a secretary of state, controller, treas urer. attorney general and a state en gineer for terms of throe years each; a judge of the court of appeals for a term of fourteen years; and entire legisla ture of fifty senators to serve throe years, and one hundred and fifty as semblymen to serve one yeer eseh. The senators ehoaen In November will participate in electing a successor to Senator Hill. There will be a governor, lieutenant govexpor, treasurer to serve two years; an anditor to serve four yeer* a judge of the supreme court to serve five yean and a legislature that will elect a suc cessor to Senator Brice ehoaen in No vember in Ohio. A full state tieket, to serve four yean will be voted for in Kentucky, as well as a legislature that will elect a succes sor to Senator Blackburn. ( The Kansas people will vote for a chief jnstiee of the supreme court, to serve one yesr. The voter* of Iowa will select a full state ticket, to serve two vearo, and a legislature that will elect Senator Al- len'a successor. A justice of the supreme court, to serve six years, and two regents of th* state unlveraity will be chosen in Ne braska. A full state ticket, to serve four yeare; all the officers In the various countie* and a legislature that will elect the successor to Senator George, will be chosen In Mississippi. A full state ticket, to serve on* year, will be voted for in Maaaachneeete. THEY FOUGHT IT OUT. A Mississippi F«aS Uulnsliialss la a Ruttlu- ■ucat al Arms. Jackson, Ml**, July 17.—A terrible tragedy was reported from Learned, e station 50 miles southwest of here last evening, in which two men are shot to death and a half dozen more or lest dangerously wounded. Particular* are mesgee but from what could be learned of passengers on the train what passed the place juet after the shooting it ap peared that an old family feud existed between the McRaes and Terrel* At church Ut Sunday one of the Terrels was severely beaten by three McRee* They were arrested and a trial had In the magistrate'! court at I/earned yes terday. The belligerents were not sat isfied and adjourned to an old field to fight it out, with their (lets, but instead, pistole were used. Forty or fifty shots were fired. Two men. Forest and Lervell McRee were killed instantly while thro* other* two of the brothcra of McRee, were seriously wounded end It Is thought one of them will die. Th* Sheriff was telegraphed to come at once prepared to enforce pence as fur ther trouble was expected. I/earned is a village of 200 inhabitants and the ex citement is so intense that the telegraph operstor cannot be prevailed on to stav in his office long enough to give full particular* The county, round about is thickly settled with old families of prosperous farmers, most of whom are related by blood or marriage and it is eared that gore will How before the row is settled. Georgia Lumber Men Urgunisn. Savannah, Ga., July 17,—The South ern Pine Company of Georgia, was for mally organized here yesterday. Th* meeting of the lumbermen was held at the lie Soto hotel, with Messrs. J. J. McDonough, W. B. Stillwell, of Savan nah; J. K. Clarke, of Darien; L. R. Milieu, Henry P Talmadge and C. C. Southard, of New York, present, and representing their respective firm* The company Is to take in all of th* largest lumber mills in this section. It will do a general lumber and naval stores business, principally in south and southeast Georgia, and has a paid in capital of (1,250,000. The headquar* ter* of th* concern will be in Savan nah. ISTE'W stock: OJE 1 MILLINER! in the latest styles from X’TE'W ■YORK. Prices To Suit All. My friends from the country and the public generally are in vited to call before purchasing their new HATS &'B0NNETS, and CHILDREN’S HATS and CAPS. Respectfully, cn CQ Louise Sckii INCREASING WAGES. There Hgae Fas London. July it.—The steady la crosse In th* Unionists’ strength baa eeaia beea th* fee tore la yesterday’s polling for members of the new parlia ment The returns received up to mid night lari night show that the Union ists have made great gains and will have a large maiorttv. '* Vfiuu Crop* Omaha, Neb., July 17.—Wheat bar* Mt ia la full blast throughont th* Th* yield U fully np to expee- talions and will average two-third* of a fall erop. The cor* crop Is estimated at 188,toO.00®, and its condition waa never better. The oata yield la aot aa heavy as estimated, bring lea two-thirds eropv Sea's Cettea Kavtaw. Nxw Yobk, July 17.—Cotton fall ( points and closed quiet aad steady at a decline of 4 potato, with aalm at 14*,- Aa laasaSMary Fir*. Kmt Warr, Fin., July to—Aa diary fir* destroyed six at 115,000; Insurance (5,39*. Caattaeas to b* Mow Better Time* Ahead. East Livbbfool, Ot, July 17.—Know les Company's big potterie* the largest in th* U nited State* and the works of Coatwright Brother* Burford Broth ers. Wallace A Chetwind, th* Behring Pottery Company. East Liverpool, and the Standard Pottery Company, all re sumed operations yesterday. Throe-fourths of the potteries in th* city era now in fnll operation and oth ers running part of the time. It is expected that every wheel in th* city will bo turning by August let This sudden boom in the pottery trade is brought about by the recent cut of American manufacturers in th* selling prices, which are now down to Importers' prices in English ware* Allkntown, Pa., Jaly 17.-Th* Don aldson Iron Company, of Emau* haa voluntarily increased the wages of it* 400 employes 19 per seat,, the increase to go into effect August let Lowell. Mae*, July 17.—The Collins Woolen Mills, a corporation In Dracut, has posted a notice announcing an in- creaa* of 10 per cent in th* wages of operative* Thru* Died From Battog Tasdttoala* Area, 111., July 17.—The family of C. C. Newton, en route from Merlon, Ind., to Arkansas, and encamped near this place, have been poisoned by eating toadstool* which they supposed were mushroon* Two Utti* girl* aged 13 aad 17 respectively, died last Bight aad a boy aged 15 died this morning. Th* mother and two other children er* aot expected to lira. Thu Attaraur Guaeral’e Opiate*. Austin, Texas, Jaly to—Attorney General Craae, la an opinion which will bo seat to County Attorney Gilles pie, at Dalle* to-night or Monday, will hold th* Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight ille gal, aad that the law mnst be enforced until declared void and Inoperative by the supreme court. Fvuhlt Hlealses Curry Spa Id lug. Atlanta, Ga., Jaly 17.—A (pedal to the Coaatitotioa from Griffin, Get, aayst Th* prohibit!—la yesterday carried \%j by It majority. TIE SITEE mm T he next session of the Blunter Institute will begin on September 5, 1895. A lull corps of ef ficient teachers, a thorough curricu lum, a high stamtard of scholarship, a well regulated lioarding department under the immediate supervision of the President and his wife, a healthy locality, (not a case of sickness laid year) commends the Institute to those who have daughters to educate. For catalogue or particulars apply to H. FRANK WILSON, President, July 18— Sumter, S. C, W. 0. COGGESHALL HAS OPENED HIS tam-terj, WHERE HE WILL HANDLE Beef, Pork, Fish, Mutton, Fresh Meats of all Kinds, Foreign and Domestic Fruits and Vegetables, Feathers* Beeswax,Tallow,Hides. Raw Furs and Wool. M Oysters ii Mi Ul MELTS UEELTEI. I am constantly in the market for the above Rne of goods, and am always ready to respond to any advance that may occur; would therefore solicit a por tion of your trade. I also hope that you will appreciate the fact that my quotations always rep resent a full, fair market value, and that my efforts may prove worthy of your trade. Claude Milling, LOCAL AGENT FOR -eV-EBRATp, Genis’ ClothinG Veritable bargains now offered. LATEST STYLE, FINEST QUALITY, MOST PERFECT-FIT.! FULL LINE OF SAMPLES. Examine them and be convinced. POn DYSPEPSIA, IndlgroNtlon, and Stomach disorders, take »«UOW\ * IHO\ IIITTKR*. All dealer* keen it, ?1 per bottle. Genuinehtf trade-idanc ana croased red lines oo wrapper. L.ADIKS Needing a tonic, or children who want build* lug up, shouldtake BROWN’* IKON BITTERS. It ia pleasant; cures Malaria, Indigestion, Biliousness, Liver Complaints and Neuralgia. Notice of Sale. U NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A Bill of Bale made to me by W. R. Killen, of Darlington Countv. dated the 29th day of January, A. f). 1892, and recorded in the office of R. M. 0. for Darlington County in Hook 10, page 279, I will offer for oale to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door at Darlington at 12 o’clock M , on Monday, the 29th day of July, 1895, the following described property to wit; One Grey Mare, One One-horse Wagon. H. 8. ROSE, July 11—8t. Mortgagee. Ill DEMAND. M-ALL ORDERS FOR BREAKFAST WILL PLEASE BE SENT IN THE EVENING BEFORE. ALL GOODS BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR spot cm Town Ordinance. Council Chambkii. > Darlington, 8. C., April 26,1895. \ K E it ordered and ordained; That, for the purpose of electing five members of a Board of Health, as re quired by an Act of the Legislature ol the State of South Carolina^ En titled, “An Act to Establish Local Hoards of Health in the Cities and Incorporate Towns of the State and to Define the Powers Thereof 1 Ap proved January 5th., A. D. 1895; It is hereby Ordered and Ordained: That the Town of Darlington shall be and hereby l« divided into five wards, designated as follows, to wit: Ward 1. Shall compromise all the territory lying to the West of Rail road Street, beginning at the crossing of the C. ti. and N. railroad , extend ing down Railroad Street, to Pearl Street, crossing Pearl Street down through Earle's Avenue to Orange Street, down Orange Street to the East and down the Street dividing the Factory grounds from the resi dence of G. W. Dargau to Swift Creek the same being the Town limits. Ward 2. Shall embrace all the ter ritory lying between the Eastern line of Ward 2 to Ward’s Lane, in a straight line from Swift Creek, throngh Ward's Lane to theTown limits towards the South. Ward 3. Shall embrace all the ter ritory lying between Ward’s Lane and Main Street, the Eartern bound ary of which shall begin at the cross ing of Swift Creek by Main Street, ex tending to the crossing of 0. 8. ft N. railroad on Main Street, so that the said ward will be bounded on the North by Swift f'reek, on the South by C. 8 ft N. railroad, East by Main Street, and West by the Eastern line of Ward 2. Ward 4. Shall comprise all territory lying to the South and Sonth-East of C. S. and N. railroad to a straight line designated by Ward’s Lane on the West; said Ward to be bounded North by C. S, ft N. railroad, on the East by Swift Creek and the corporate limits, and on the West by Eastern bound ary of Ward (. Ward 5. Shall compromise all the territory lying North of C. 8. ft N. lailroad and East of Main Street, bounded on the North by Swift Creek, on the East by Swift Creek, on the South by the C. S. ft N. railroad, and on the West by the eastern boundary of Ward 3. By Order of Couneil: J. W. EVANS, May 28-Ot. Clark.